Portugal Germany sends medical staff and equipment to Portuguese hospitals One Portuguese hospital has seen the same amount of patients in January as it did during the whole of last year as the third wave of the pandemic sweeps across the country. 03/02/2021
Sweden Nurse wins prize to watch films for a week on a remote Swedish island An emergency room nurse in Sweden has won a prize to watch films for a week alone in a lighthouse on a remote island. 31/01/2021
Good Morning Europe Italy asks overseas doctors to fly in to help fight COVID-19 Health authorities in Italy have realised they have enough ventilators to cope with the second coronavirus wave but not enough medics to operate them. 17/11/2020
Italy Woman bids to end 'harrowing pain' of COVID-19 victims dying 'alone' "If our suffering may help others not to experience the same harrowing pain ... it would soothe our wounds," Maurizia told Euronews. 29/10/2020
Good Morning Europe French hospitals postpone operations to make space for COVID patients Hospitals in Paris and Montpellier have put some interventions on hold to free up space for COVID-19 as the country registered its six consecutive day with more than 10,000 new cases on Sunday. 28/09/2020
France French family hospitalised after mistaking deadly flower for spinach The family members thought that they were eating Tetragonia, or New Zealand spinach, but were instead ingesting a toxic plant known as Devil's weed. 31/07/2020
South Africa Hospital train reaches South Africa's more remote COVID-19 patients The country accounts for around a quarter of all Africa's COVID-19 cases. 13/06/2020
no comment Healthcare workers stage fresh protest outside Paris hospital They protested to demand better working conditions and pay. 21/05/2020
France Thousands of French hospital workers protest years of cutbacks "Exhausted caregivers = endangered patients", "Public hospitals in life-threatening emergency" were some of the protesters' mottos. 14/11/2019
USA 'Skin-like' sensors allow intensive care babies to bond more easily The new technology eliminates the traditional wires and electrodes, protecting baby's skin and allowing better access for nurses and family. 01/03/2019
world news Faulty surgery devices scandal | Raw Politics Raw Politics discusses an investigative report on medical devices that are faulty, causing thousands of people to suffer 26/11/2018
